Sinclair's News Central to Use Grass Valley Gear

Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a multi-million dollar deal for Grass Valley digital products to use in its "News Central" facilities. The order includes Grass Valley Zodiak digital switchers, Concerto multi-format routers, Gecko modular products and LDK 1707 digital cameras, which the company plans to standardize

Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a multi-million dollar deal for Grass Valley digital products to use in its "News Central" facilities. The order includes Grass Valley Zodiak digital switchers, Concerto multi-format routers, Gecko modular products and LDK 1707 digital cameras, which the company plans to standardize

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Sinclair Broadcast Group has signed a multi-million dollar deal for Grass Valley digital products to use in its "News Central" facilities.

The order includes Grass Valley Zodiak digital switchers, Concerto multi-format routers, Gecko modular products and LDK 1707 digital cameras, which the company plans to standardize for all its stations.

Sinclair launched its Hunt Valley, MD-based "News Central" facility in 2002. The facility creates and feeds domestic and international news segments, and pre-packaged custom graphics to many of the group's local stations.

The recent Super Bowl was telecast on Fox with the help of Thomson Grass Valley digital production gear and mobile production company NEP Shooters. NEP Shooters sent 30 employees and ten of its SD and HD trucks to televise the match up between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles. The Kalypso HD v

The National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) recently presented the winners of its "TV Stations of the Year" awards and two of the three stations recognized use Grass Valley digital news production (DNP) equipment from Thomson. The recipients accepted their awards during an Honors and Recognition Banquet at th